Building an IoT Solutions and Services Revenue Base
First written in FY2016. 34 of 42 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-30.
57 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As of the end of the consolidated fiscal year, the total transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations relating to paid support services and technical support services for the Company's own products was ¥232.024 million. Approximately 47% of these remaining performance obligations are expected to be recognized as revenue within one year after the fiscal year-end, and approximately 52% within the following five years.」
The Company disclosed a transaction price of ¥232.024 million relating to remaining performance obligations for paid support services and other services, with approximately 47% expected to be recognized as revenue within one year and approximately 52% within the following five years. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of active efforts to secure orders since the end of the previous fiscal year, the Company generated revenue from developing applications incorporating Web3 and providing technical support to Web3 users. The Company is also continuing to invest in technology and business development for future business expansion. As a result, revenue from the Web3 business was ¥23 million, and the segment loss was ¥16 million.」
Revenue was generated from developing applications incorporating Web3 and providing technical support to users, bringing revenue from the Web3 business to ¥23 million. Meanwhile, the Company recorded a segment loss of ¥16 million due to continued investment in technology and business development. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to higher revenue from services related to network appliances and service sales for network-related products, the Company generated revenue from projects to build IoT environments for the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries. As a result, total revenue from Services and Other was ¥341 million, up ¥94 million, or 38.3%, year on year.」
Supported by services related to network appliances and other factors, revenue from Services and Other rose 38.3% year on year to ¥341 million. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue from services related to network appliances and service sales for network-related products increased. As a result, total revenue from Services and Other was ¥160 million, up ¥44 million, or 37.8%, year on year.」
Service revenue related to network appliances and network-related products increased, and revenue from Services and Other rose 37.8% year on year to ¥160 million. The disclosure describes progress in building a software- and services-based revenue platform. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company is transitioning from its previous hardware-centered business model to one centered on software and services. Sales of the Company's own computer products were at approximately the same level as in the previous year, while revenue from related services increased slightly year on year. As a result, total revenue from Services and Other was ¥247 million, up ¥3 million, or 1.4%, year on year. The gross profit margin was 60.9%, compared with 60.2% in the previous year.」
As the Company continued its transition toward a software- and services-centered business, revenue from Services and Other rose 1.4% year on year to ¥247 million, and the gross profit margin increased from 60.2% to 60.9%. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company is transitioning from its previous hardware-centered business model to one centered on software and services. As the increase in sales of the Company's own computer products was limited, revenue from related services, including maintenance and IoT services, also increased only slightly year on year. As a result, total revenue from Services and Other was ¥180 million, up ¥2 million, or 1.2%, year on year. The gross profit margin was 60.1%, compared with 59.8% in the previous year.」
As the Company continued its transition toward a software- and services-centered business, revenue from Services and Other rose 1.2% year on year to ¥180 million, and the gross profit margin increased from 59.8% to 60.1%. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Although revenue from services related to the Company's own computer products declined year on year as sales of those products fell, the decline was limited, while recurring services for general products increased. As a result, total revenue from Services and Other exceeded the previous-year level at ¥116 million, up ¥10 million, or 9.9%, year on year.」
The increase in recurring services for general products offset the decline in services related to the Company's own products, and revenue from Services and Other rose 9.9% year on year to ¥116 million. - FY2024-Q1RaisedAnnual report
「Through these activities, the Company will transform its business model into that of a software and services company with high profitability and scalability.」
The Company has expanded its objective from strengthening its existing IoT service revenue base to transforming the entire company into a software and services business with high profitability and scalability. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Although revenue from services related to the Company's own computer products declined year on year as sales of those products fell, the decline was limited, while recurring services for general products increased. As a result, total revenue from Services and Other exceeded the previous-year level at ¥243 million, up ¥4 million, or 2.1%, year on year.」
As the Company continued its policy of strengthening service revenue, recurring services for general products increased, and revenue from Services and Other rose 2.1% year on year to ¥243 million. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Although revenue from services related to the Company's own computer products declined year on year as sales of those products fell, recurring services for general products increased. As a result, total revenue from Services and Other exceeded the previous-year level at ¥178 million, up ¥3 million, or 2.0%, year on year.」
Although services related to the Company's own computer products declined, recurring services for general products increased, and revenue from Services and Other turned to a 2.0% year-on-year increase at ¥178 million. - FY2023-Q2Decline in service revenue, continued strengthening policyAnnual report
「To meet customer demand for ongoing services required to operate IoT systems as IoT becomes commercialized, the Company has long provided remote management services for IoT products and transmission and switching services for IoT communications. The Company will continue sales and product development efforts to further strengthen service revenue alongside revenue from IoT product hardware. As sales of the Company's own computer products and general products declined, revenue from related Services and Other also fell year on year to ¥106 million, down ¥10 million, or 9.1%.」
The Company continues its policy of strengthening service revenue based on remote management services and IoT communications services. Meanwhile, revenue from related Services and Other fell 9.1% year on year to ¥106 million. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As orders for IoT remote management services remained firm, revenue from Services and Other increased year on year to ¥60 million, up ¥5 million, or 10.6%.」
Orders for IoT remote management services remained firm, and revenue from Services and Other increased 10.6% year on year to ¥60 million. - FY2022Firm orders, continued decline in service revenueAnnual report
「Although orders for IoT remote management services remained firm, revenue from Services and Other declined year on year due to lower maintenance and support revenue for general products, totaling ¥238 million, down ¥36 million, or 13.2%, year on year.」
Although orders for IoT remote management services remained firm, revenue from Services and Other fell 13.2% year on year to ¥238 million due to lower maintenance and support revenue for general products. - FY2022-Q3Firm orders, continued decline in service revenueAnnual report
「Although orders for IoT remote management services remained firm, revenue from Services and Other declined year on year due to lower maintenance and support revenue for general products, totaling ¥174 million, down ¥28 million, or 14.2%, year on year.」
Although orders for IoT remote management services remained firm, revenue from Services and Other fell 14.2% year on year to ¥174 million due to lower maintenance and support revenue for general products. - FY2022-Q2Service revenue down, orders steadyAnnual report
「Although orders for IoT remote management services remained firm, revenue from services and other businesses during the cumulative second quarter decreased year on year to ¥116 million, down ¥10 million, or 8.0%, due to a decline in maintenance and support services for general products.」
Although orders for IoT remote management services remained firm, revenue from Services and Other fell 8.0% year on year to ¥116 million due to lower maintenance and support revenue for general products. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「As IoT becomes commercialized, the company has traditionally provided remote management services for IoT products and transmission and switching services for IoT communications in response to customer demand for the ongoing services required to operate IoT. It will conduct sales and product development to further strengthen service revenue alongside its IoT hardware products.」
The company reaffirmed its policy of strengthening service revenue based on remote management and IoT communications services. Revenue from services and other businesses was ¥54 million, down 3.2% year on year. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, the benefits of the company’s progress in transitioning to a stock-based, service-based business model began to emerge. In addition to an increase in the number of contracts for subscription-based services, including remote management services, the provision of engineering services for IoT systems and license sales for general products increased. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥275 million, up ¥40 million, or 17.2%.」
The number of subscription contracts, IoT system engineering services and license sales increased, resulting in revenue from services and other businesses of ¥275 million, up 17.2% year on year. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter, the benefits of the company’s progress in transitioning to a stock-based, service-based business model emerged. In addition to an increase in the number of contracts for subscription-based services, including remote management services, software development for IoT systems and license sales for general products increased. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥203 million, up ¥45 million, or 28.3%.」
The number of subscription-based service contracts, software development for IoT systems and license sales increased, resulting in revenue from services and other businesses of ¥203 million, up 28.3% year on year. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As IoT becomes commercialized, the company will invest in development to substantially strengthen services alongside its hardware in order to meet customer demand for the ongoing services required to operate IoT. During the cumulative second quarter, revenue from the IoT series decreased year on year, but the benefits of the company’s progress in transitioning to a stock-based, service-based business model began to emerge. The number of contracts for subscription-based services, including remote management services, increased, and total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥127 million, up ¥11 million, or 9.8%.」
The company outlined a policy of investing in development to strengthen services, while the number of contracts for subscription-based services increased and revenue from services and other businesses reached ¥127 million, up 9.8% year on year. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter, revenue from the IoT series decreased year on year, but the benefits of the company’s progress in transitioning to a stock-based, service-based business model began to emerge. Subscriptions and other services, including remote management services, increased, and total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥56 million, up ¥2 million, or 3.9%.」
Subscriptions and other services increased as a result of the transition to a stock-based, service-based model, with revenue from services and other businesses reaching ¥56 million, up 3.9% year on year. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is advancing its transition to a stock-based, service-based business model. In particular, revenue from software development for social infrastructure companies seeking to put IoT into production increased, while subscriptions, including remote management services, also increased steadily. IoT services increased as orders began for DEXPF, an IoT data distribution platform.」
IoT service revenue increased as software development, subscriptions and DEXPF orders began to grow. Revenue from services and other businesses reached ¥234 million, up 20.5% year on year. - FY2020-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is advancing its transition to a stock-based, service-based business model. Subscriptions, including remote management services, increased steadily, and IoT services increased as orders began for DEXPF, an IoT data distribution platform. License sales for general products also increased. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥158 million, up ¥15 million, or 11.0%.」
Revenue from services and other businesses reached ¥158 million, up 11.0% year on year, driven by increases in subscriptions, the start of orders for DEXPF and license sales. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is advancing its transition to a stock-based, service-based business model. Subscriptions, including remote management services, increased steadily, and IoT services increased as orders began for DEXPF, an IoT data distribution platform. License sales for general products also increased. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥115 million, up 16.7%.」
IoT services increased as subscriptions grew and orders began for DEXPF, resulting in revenue from services and other businesses of ¥115 million, up 16.7% year on year. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is advancing its transition to a stock-based, service-based business model. In addition to increases in IoT services, including subscriptions and remote management services, license sales for general products increased. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥54 million, up ¥3 million, or 6.2%.」
IoT services, including subscriptions, and license sales increased, resulting in revenue from services and other businesses of ¥54 million, up 6.2% year on year. The company reported progress in its transition to a stock-based, service-based business model. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「For all models in the company’s flagship OpenBlocks IoT Family of IoT gateway products, it completed the transition to a subscription model for software and services, including remote management services. Product adoption by customers using the products in production, which is expected to drive the medium-term market, is steadily progressing. The company is therefore advancing its transition to a stock-based, service-based business model that addresses customers’ commercial IoT demand.」
The company confirmed completion of the transition to a subscription model across all OpenBlocks IoT Family models. Revenue from services and other businesses also reached ¥194 million, up 12.5% year on year. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For all models in its flagship OpenBlocks IoT Family of IoT gateway products, the company completed the transition to a subscription model for software and services, including remote management services. Product adoption by customers using the products in production, which is expected to drive the medium-term market, is steadily progressing. The company is therefore advancing its transition to a stock-based, service-based business model that addresses customers’ commercial IoT demand.」
The company completed the transition to a subscription model across all models and is advancing its transition to a stock-based, service-based business model, supported by progress in product adoption among production-use customers. Revenue from services and other businesses also reached ¥143 million, up 13.7% year on year. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to cumulative increases in IoT services, including integrated remote management services for IoT gateways, and support services for microservers, license sales for general products increased. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥99 million, up ¥14 million, or 17.6%.」
IoT services, support services and license sales increased, resulting in revenue from services and other businesses of ¥99 million, up 17.6% year on year. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to cumulative increases in IoT services, including integrated remote management services for IoT gateways, and support services for microservers, license sales for general products increased. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥51 million, up ¥12 million, or 30.8%.」
IoT services, support services and license sales increased, resulting in revenue from services and other businesses of ¥51 million, up 30.8% year on year. The company also explicitly identified the full-scale strengthening of its service-based business model as an issue to address. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to conventional hardware maintenance and support services, the company launched full-scale sales of an integrated remote management service for IoT gateways. It also introduced multi-year subscription plans for its established IoT basic software products, supporting customers’ long-term system operation while strengthening its service-based revenue base.」
The company launched full-scale sales of its integrated remote management service and began offering multi-year subscriptions. Revenue from services and other businesses reached ¥173 million, up 14.2% year on year. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company began to see results from initiatives to strengthen service revenue, including securing a large order for the AirManage integrated remote management service for IoT gateways. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥125 million, up ¥16 million, or 15.6%.」
The company reported results from efforts to strengthen service revenue, including a large AirManage order, with revenue from services and other businesses of ¥125 million, up 15.6% year on year. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Support services for microservers increased year on year in line with strong hardware sales, while maintenance services and license sales for general products also increased. The company also began to see results from initiatives to strengthen service revenue, including securing a large order for the AirManage integrated remote management service for IoT gateways. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥84 million, up ¥19 million, or 30.7%.」
The company secured a large AirManage order, and revenue from services and other businesses, including support, maintenance and licensing, reached ¥84 million, up 30.7% year on year. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Support services for microservers increased year on year in line with strong hardware sales, while maintenance services and license sales for general products also increased. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥39 million, up ¥9 million, or 33.9%.」
Support, maintenance and licensing services increased, resulting in revenue from services and other businesses of ¥39 million, up 33.9% year on year. The company reported progress in its service revenue base. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「For microservers, IoT services, including IoT-related solutions, and support services increased year on year, while configuration, installation, maintenance and other services for IA servers and storage decreased as hardware sales contracted. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥151 million, up ¥36 million, or 32.1%.」
Revenue from services and other businesses reached ¥151 million, up 32.1% year on year, driven by increases in IoT and support services. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For microservers, IoT services, including IoT-related solutions, and support services increased year on year, while extended maintenance services and other services for IA servers and storage decreased. As a result, total revenue from services and other businesses increased year on year to ¥108 million, up ¥26 million, or 31.9%.」
The company reported increased IoT and support services, with revenue from services and other businesses of ¥108 million, up 31.9% year on year. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue increased year on year as the company strengthened IoT services, including IoT-related solutions, and conducted sales activities in collaboration with partner companies.」
The company states that it advanced the strengthening of its IoT services and that IoT service revenue increased year on year, demonstrating progress in its service revenue base. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Leveraging its strengths in open-source technologies and its expertise as an early participant in the IoT market, the company will strengthen its IoT-related solutions and build a service revenue base with increasing returns to scale, including through IoT platforms.」
The company continues to strengthen its IoT solutions and build a service revenue base through IoT platforms. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The company will strengthen its IoT-related solutions and build a service revenue base with increasing returns to scale, including through IoT platforms.」
The company aims to build service revenue through IoT solutions and platforms in addition to hardware sales.